Dr. Jane Barratt

Dr. Jane Barratt Speaking Topics

• AI, Technology & the Silver Economy: Shaping a Smarter, More Human Future of Aging

  The Silver Economy, driven by people over 50, is worth trillions — yet innovation too often overlooks them. As AI, digital health, and age-tech transform our world, the question is whether we’ll design for this market or miss the opportunity. This keynote reveals how inclusive technology can extend healthy years, support caregivers, and unlock products and services that resonate across generations. It also tackles the risks — bias, exclusion, and short-term thinking — and shows leaders how to align innovation, policy, and market forces to create a longevity future that is both smarter and more human.

  Attendee Results:

  • Understand the scale and opportunity of the global Silver Economy.
  • Identify where AI and technology can deliver the greatest value in aging.
  • Learn strategies for inclusive, cross-generational product and service design.
  • Gain tools to mitigate bias and ensure dignity in tech innovation.

• The Future of Aging: Turning Demographic Change into Strategic Advantage

  By 2030, one in six people will be over 60 — a shift that will redefine markets, workforces, and communities. This keynote flips the ageing narrative, showing how demographic change can be a driver of innovation, resilience, and growth. Through global case studies and lived experience, you’ll discover how equity-driven strategies and inclusive design benefit every generation. Attendees leave with a blueprint to replace reactive approaches with proactive leadership, positioning ageing not as a burden, but as a competitive edge in a rapidly changing world.

  Attendee Results:

  • Recognize demographic change as a driver of innovation and growth.
  • Learn strategies to future-proof organizations through inclusive design.
  • Discover global examples where ageing has been leveraged as an advantage.
  • Leave with a framework to lead effectively in the longevity era.

• From Fragmented Systems to Human Impact: Redesigning Health and Aging Policy

  Today’s health and aging systems weren’t built for longer lives or multiple chronic conditions — and it shows. Fragmentation, inequity, and outdated models leave too many people behind. In this keynote, you’ll hear the human stories behind the statistics and explore global examples of integrated, people-first approaches that work. From governance to cross-sector partnerships, learn how to close the gap between policy and practice, measure success by human impact, and create systems that keep populations healthier for longer while restoring trust in the institutions that serve them.

  Attendee Results:

  • Identify systemic barriers to integrated, equitable care.
  • Gain insights from global models that successfully bridge policy and practice.
  • Learn how governance and partnerships can accelerate system reform.
  • Leave with actionable steps to improve human impact in any sector.

• Equity in Aging: The Ethical and Economic Case for Closing the Gender Gap

  Women live longer than men but face more years in poor health, with lower income and fewer protections. These disparities are not inevitable — they are the result of systemic inequities in health, work, and care. The ethics are clear: ignoring these gaps undermines justice, dignity, and societal potential. This keynote unpacks how gender and age intersect to shape opportunity, health, and security — and why closing these gaps is both a moral imperative and a growth strategy. Drawing on global examples from the UN, WHO, and grassroots initiatives, Dr. Jane Barratt challenges leaders to embed gender equity in every policy and program.

  Attendee Results:

  • Understand the ethical imperative for gender equity in aging.
  • Learn how closing gender gaps strengthens economies and social systems.
  • Examine policy successes where gender equity improved outcomes.
  • Gain tools to integrate ethics and equity into decision-making.

• Long Lives, Healthy Futures: From Prevention to Long-Term Care

  Longer healthier lives are one of humanity’s greatest achievements — yet too often, added years are not healthy years. This keynote explores how health systems, communities, and workplaces can adapt to support wellbeing across the life course — from prevention to long-term care. Drawing on WHO’s healthy aging framework and global case studies, Dr. Jane Barratt shows how investment in functional ability, prevention, and high-quality, equitable care systems benefits individuals and economies alike. Attendees leave with clear, actionable strategies to embed healthy aging into policy, design, and practice — creating systems that protect dignity, resilience, and quality of life for all.

  Attendee Results:

  • Understand the continuum from prevention to long-term care in healthy aging.
  • Learn global models that improve both health span and care quality.
  • Explore how policy and design can extend healthy years and strengthen care systems.
  • Gain tools to embed healthy aging and LTC into organizational and policy agendas.